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CLE to BUF: distance & flight time
Cleveland (Cleveland Hopkins International Airport) → Buffalo (Buffalo Niagara International Airport)
191 mi
308 km · 166 nm
58m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
191 miles nonstop takes roughly 58m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- CLE — Cleveland Hopkins International Airport · Cleveland, United States
- BUF — Buffalo Niagara International Airport · Buffalo, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near CLE
- BKL · Burke Lakefront Airport11 mi away
- CGF · Cuyahoga County Airport22 mi away
- LNN · Willoughby Lost Nation Municipal Airport30 mi away
- AKC · Akron Fulton International Airport33 mi away
Near BUF
- IAG · Niagara Falls International Airport16 mi away
- YYZ · Lester B. Pearson International Airport68 mi away
- YCM · Niagara District Airport28 mi away
- DKK · Chautauqua County-Dunkirk Airport41 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CLE from BUF?
The flight distance from Cleveland (CLE) to Buffalo (BUF) is 191 miles (308 km, 166 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CLE to BUF?
A nonstop flight takes about 58m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CLE to BUF?
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